Combination-ticket



1. N. WILSON.

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Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH N. WILSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIEE.

COMBINATION-TICKET.

Application filed December 12, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH N. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Ticlc ets. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to devices which are adapted to be used for markin the prices of various articles, or for making such other indications as may be desired, and especially to such devices or tickets which are adapted to give a large range of combinations with relatively few parts.

The objects of the invention are, to provide a combination ticket having a relatively fixed member and removable members for making different indications; to provide a ticket con'iprising a backing which is preferably made of card-board or other similar material and stamped or formed. to provide a recess for indicating members, which may be applied thereto; and, in general, to provide such improved device or apparatus as will be more fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings illusla'ating this invention:

Figure 1 is a front view of the fixed portion or backing;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the detachable cards;

Fig. 3 is a front view showing the cards applied to the backing or holder;

Fig. 4: is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing a modified arrangement; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the complete device.

The backing or holder 6 is preferably.

made of cardboard, although other suitable material may be utilized. This holder is made somewhat in the form of a channel, and comprises a central portion 7 having longitudinal flanges 8 with lateral projections 9. The flanges 8 are at substantially right angles to the main portions of the holder and are provided at intervals with holes 10 for the tongues of the indicating cards. The holder may be provided with permanent indicating marks, such as the dollar sign 11 and period 12, as shown in Fig. 1, for making various combinations with the removable cards.

These cards 13 comprise substantially rectangular portions which are adapted to fit Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Serial No. 266,435.

closely between the flanges 8 of the holder (3, and are provided with tongues 14: for engagement with the holes 10 in said flanges. These cards or indicating members may be provided with any desired marks, such as numerals or the like, and are preferably made of flexible material, such as cardboard.

One of the particularly novel features of this invention is the proportioning of the holder so that when the tongues 14 are inserted in the holes 10 and the card slipped into position, it will lie flat, as shown in Fig. 5, without having the tongues bent, and will be securely locked in the holder. The holes 10 may be spaced in accordance with the width of the cards 13, so that the cards will fit closely together, or spaces may be left as indicated in Fig. 3. In this instance, the combination ticket provides means for indicating dollars and cents; and by having sets of cards having different numerals thereon, any desired combination can be made. As shown in Fig. 4, the cards are all arranged closely together, and one of the cards is shown with the marking Uta, so that different combinations may be made indicating such prices as may be shown in cents.

holder having a central longitudinal depressed portion with longitudinal flanges at substantially right angles thereto, and lateral projections extending from said flanges, said flanges also being provided with oppositely disposed holes, and substantially rectangular flexible tickets adapted to fit closely between said flanges, said tickets having tongues for engagement with the holes, the arrangement being such that when the ticket is inserted it will lie flat with the tongues in alinement therewith and the ends of the ticket will engage with said flanges.

2. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a holder comprising a central longitudinal flat portion with longitudinal flanges at the edges thereof. said flanges terminating in lateral projections in parallelism with the central portion, said flanges having oppositely disposed holes, and

flexible rectangular cards adapted to fit closely between said flanges, and having oppositely arranged tongues for engagement with said holes, the projections being spaced a distance from the upper surface of the central portion of the holder substantially equal to the thickness of the cards, whereby when the cards are inserted they Will lie flat and be securely locked between the flanges.

3. The combination of a holder having a longitudinally arranged depressed portion, With side Walls at substantially right angles to the main portion, and having holes through said side Walls, resilient detachable members adapted to fit between said side Walls and having tongues for engagement With said holes, said holes being only Wide enough to admit the tongues, the arrangement being such that When the detachable members are inserted they Will be straight, with their tongues in alinement With the main portions thereof.

JOSEPH N. WILSON. 

